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 The Original Code is "Application.java".  Description: 

 "From an HL7 messaging perspective, a consumer of a messages" 

 The Initial Developer of the Original Code is University Health Network. Copyright (C) 

 2002.  All Rights Reserved. 

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  */

 package ca.uhn.hl7v2.app;

 import ca.uhn.hl7v2.HL7Exception;

 import ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.Message;

 /**

  * The Interface ApplicationExceptionHandler. Allow applications to handle

  * parsing and handling errors

  * 

  * @author Gabriel Landais

  * @see Application

  */

 public interface ApplicationExceptionHandler<T extends Message> extends Application<T> {

         /**

          * Process an exception.

          * 

          * @param incomingMessage

          *            the incoming message. This is the raw message which was

          *            received from the external system

          * @param outgoingMessage

          *            the outgoing message. The response NAK message generated by

          *            HAPI.

          * @param e

          *            the exception

          * @return The new outgoing message. This can be set to the value provided

          *         by HAPI in <code>outgoingMessage</code>, or may be replaced with

          *         another message.

          */

         public String processException(String incomingMessage, String outgoingMessage, Exception e) throws HL7Exception;

 }